Pumpkin Olive Oil Loaf

Ingredients:

• Softened unsalted butter and all-purpose flour, for preparing the loaf pans
• 3¹⁄₃ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1½ teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ cup (4 ounces) unsalted butter - Melted & Cooled
• 3 cups sugar
• 2 cups pumpkin puree 
• ²/3 cup water
• ½ cup olive oil
• 4 large eggs, at room temperature
• Raw pepitas (pumpkin seeds) and turbinado sugar, for garnish

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease 1 9 x 5-inch loaf pans with softened butter and line 1 cupcake tin with tins.
2. Combine flour, baking soda, salt and spices. Set aside.
3. blend the sugar, pumpkin puree, water, olive oil and melted butter until smooth. 
4. Add the eggs, 1 at a time
5. Add the flour mixture in 3 batches until smooth
6. Fill prepared pans
7. Top with the pepitas and turbinado sugar.
8. Bake loaf for 60 to 65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.
9. Bake muffins for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean

Recipe from Ovenly, found on Better.tv